Claude Opus 5: 98% of Flagship Power for Half the Price

We break down how Claude Opus 5 delivers nearly flagship-level performance at half the price, with standout results in coding, browser automation, and real-world developer workflows. The episode also digs into the test-time compute paradox, why more reasoning can sometimes hurt, and how Anthropic’s quieter safety tuning could make the model far more practical for security work.